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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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